How do you pronounce fathom?

fathom is pronounced as /ˈfæð.əm/.

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🔍fathom (fathom)

verb

/ˈfæð.əm/

comprender, entender profundamente (comprender, entender profundamente)

fatherless fathomless

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Meaning

to understand something deeply; to measure the depth of water

To understand after much thought; to measure the depth of water; to comprehend.

Traducción del significado

entender algo profundamente; medir la profundidad del agua

Oraciones de ejemplo

She could not fathom why he was so upset.

Ella no podía entender por qué estaba tan molesto.

It is difficult to fathom the depths of the ocean.

Es difícil entender las profundidades del océano.

Es dificil entender las profundidades del oceano.

Synonyms

understand, comprehend, grasp, measure, gauge, discern

Entrada 1

understand, comprehend, grasp, measure

Entrada 2

understand, gauge, discern

Antonyms

misunderstand, confuse, ignore

Entrada 1

misunderstand, confuse

Entrada 2

misunderstand, confuse, ignore

Colocaciones

fathom the depth, cannot fathom, fathom the reason

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to learn something by heart; to commit to memory

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to officially agree to or accept something; to give permission

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to lose balance and stagger; to wind or spin something onto a reel

descend (descender)

To move or fall downward; to come or go down from a higher place.

confiscate (confiscar)

to take something away officially, often as a punishment

distend (hinchar)

to swell or expand by pressure from within

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